The year before the couple met, Gareth had battled testicular cancer and also undergone heart surgery to fix an aortic aneurysm.

The pair married in Cyprus in August 2013 and started trying for a baby.

It took two years and when Amy fell pregnant, Gareth was “so proud” as they had never expected to conceive naturally after his cancer battle.

In May 2016, a check-up revealed that Gareth’s previous heart surgery was failing. In October that year, when Amy was seven months pregnant, Gareth spent eight hours in surgery to have a mechanical valve inserted.

Amy had just one hour and 38 minutes to tell her husband everything she wanted to say before he tragically passed away

“Being around someone as happy and oblivious as Matilda was good for me. When I showed her pictures of Daddy, she smiled.

“Some people aren’t lucky enough to know they’re about to lose the love of their life.

“Their final words might be mundane or trivial, or they might never have the chance to say ‘I love you’ one more time.

“But Gareth and I were lucky. The last words we said to each other were ‘I love you’.”

At his funeral, there were tributes from Gareth’s brother and cricket club. As Gareth was in the police force, he had a guard of honour. Amy made a speech saying: “I will remember you for the rucksacks you left lying about and the way you stood naked in front of windows without a care for the neighbours.

“I will miss that massive smile of yours, watching Disney films and singing in the car. I will miss our nicknames, our winter walks and snuggles on the sofa. I’ll miss our selfies in our matching jackets and his and hers walking boots.

Amy said she feels lucky she was able to tell Gareth how much she loved him before he died

“I know my life has to carry on for Matilda but a part of my heart died the day you died. I hope enough of you has rubbed off on me so I can give her the life we planned.”

Soon after, Amy launched her blog, where she describes her days using colours.

“To start with, every day was black,” she wrote. “The day Gareth died was black, the first day I woke up to my new world was black.

“I expected our wedding anniversary in August to be black or grey, but I surprised myself. It was greenish. I sipped a glass of champagne, but by Gareth’s grave instead of his side.”

Amy said: “I’m determined to be someone Gareth would be proud of. I’m not going to sell the BBQ, I’m going to learn how to fire it up. He ironed all our clothes with military precision. I can learn to iron. Probably. One day.